Copper-Scapes

I was just beginning to start my Copper Patina Business full-time when Covid hit and we went into full shutdown mode. At the time, marketing my Copper Patina Art seemed quiet challenging. No visiting with potential clients, etc. I mean, how do you get a new business off the ground when no one can leave their homes?! A problem all of us were experiencing together. We were not in this alone.

With spring arriving and a new season taking place at my new home, the “shut-down” provided me with the time to landscape my new backyard. I had purchased a new home in fall 2019. I was really enjoying painting my covered porch. I had the opportunity to be able to take my time with my vision and enjoy the process. I painted my porch black which turned out stunning! Then accented the privacy fence with black posts. I was then ready to start with my plants and flowers. I asked a friend to build some planter boxes for me as I was looking for specific sizes that I couldn’t find. In addition, going out and shopping for them wasn’t an option, since we were “shut down”. I mentioned to her that I was either going to paint them black or wrap them with my copper patina. Truly, by the time I picked them up from her, I had decided to just paint them black. But she and my roommate both said…….”Oh, you should cover these in your copper. They would look fabulous.” I don't even know why I was reluctant to do the copper patina on them. I think because i wanted to hurry up and add plants to them and wrapping them in copper patina would slow that down. Not like I didn’t have time on my hands, given we were in “shut down” mode, I truly, had all the time in the world. lol. Projects were my sanity at this point.

So I did accent them in the copper and they turned out beautiful. Well, in my humble opinion. :-) They accent the outdoor landscaping so well. I love them! Once completed, I posted some pics on social media just to show friends what I was during during our stay at home orders. And well, the rest is history now. Copper Scapes was born. You can see a lot of the different sizes and styles on my Copper Scapes page.

Everything the universe gives us, offers us an unexpected gift, even if it doesn’t feel like it when it’s happening. 2020 has been a year that we have all had to “Reimagine” ourselves, our business, our social life, everything. What gifts have you found so far during this year of such different and unexpected challenges? Would love to know. Thanks for reading my blog post.